Management by Agreement: An Alternative to the Industrial Relations Act [Paperback]

Management by Agreement (1973) examines the ramifications of the 1971 Industrial Relations Act and industrial relations in Britain. It looks at the threats of Government legal action against trade unions and the reform of collective bargaining, and concludes that the Act fails to deal with managements crucial problem: the interaction of two opposing pressures from the workforces and the economic climate.

1. The Argument of the Book? 2. Alternative Views of the Problem? 3. The Case for the Act? 4. The Case Against the Act? 5. The Limitations of Donovan? 6. Management by Agreement? 7. The Case for Constructive Mediation? 8. What the Law Can Do? 9. A Programme for Reform and its Limits

Management by Agreement (1973) examines the ramifications of the 1971 Industrial Relations Act and industrial relations in Britain. It looks at the threats of Government legal action against trade unions and the reform of collective bargaining, and concludes that the Act fails to deal with managements crucial problem.